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Introduction to D3DImage

by Dr. WPF

.NET 3.5 SP1 is here! It's time to break out your DirectX skills. This article provides the information necessary to get started using a new DirectX interop feature in WPF called D3DImage.

Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys

by Jeffrey Walton

Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java.

XResFile - Files Stored in Resources: Part 2 - Zip Files

by Hans Dietrich

This series of articles is a step-by-step guide to reading files stored in your program's resources. Along the way I will present some non-MFC classes to assist you in reading text, binary, zip, and even encrypted files that have been compiled into your program as resources.

Conceptual Children: A powerful new concept in WPF

by Dr. WPF

This article describes a new approach by which an element can remove its visual and logical relationships to its children while maintaining a conceptual parental relationship with those children.

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Rich OutlookBar in XP and Vista Style

by Star Vega

Creating a rich OutlookBar in XP or Vista style

Multi RDP Client .NET - A Simple and Friendly User Interface for You to Work and Navigate Easily Through a Tabbed RDP Remote Window

by Jayson Ragasa

Multi RDP Client .NET is used for managing your RDP connections. It allows you to Import/Export .RDP files, disconnect all connection at one click, and connect all your servers at one click as well.

Yet Another Fully Functional ownerdraw Menu

by Steffen Ploetz

Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

A Framework in C# for Fingerprint Verification

by Octavio Loyola-González, Miguel Angel Medina-Pérez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez Rodriguez, Milton García Borroto

In this article, we introduce a framework in C# for fingerprint verification, we briefly explain how to perform fingerprint verification experiments and how to integrate your algorithms to the framework.

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Windows Vista

(Desktop) Falling Snowflakes

3 Oct 2007 by User 2739121

Using GDI+ and a transparent form

.NET and J2EE interoperability for .Net Developers

30 Dec 2007 by Amer Chaudhry

.NET and J2EE interoperability for .Net Developers

.NET Asynchronous Design Pattern for Native C++

2 Nov 2010 by Daniel Ranger

Native C++ implementation of the .NET Asynchronous Design Pattern using Windows I/O Completion Ports

.NET Installer that automatically installs MSDE

26 Jul 2008 by John Kenedy S.Kom

This project enables developers to create a setup package that automatically installs MSDE and attaches database

SQL-server-2000

.NET Installer that Automatically Installs SQL 2005 Express

28 Jul 2008 by John Kenedy S.Kom

This project enables developer to create a setup package that automatically installs SQL 2005 Express and restores database to it

SQL-Server-2005

.NET Interop for Gadgets – A C# GMail Inbox Reader Example

30 Jan 2007 by TylerBrinks

How to call absolutely any .NET code from your Vista Sidebar Gadget

.NET Interprocess Communication

14 Dec 2009 by TheCodeKing

An easy-to-use, zero configuration solution to .NET communication across application boundaries. A simple library to use as an alternative to .NET Remoting based on low-level Windows Messaging.

.NET Mail Composer

6 Aug 2008 by SHRIDHAR TL

Compose mail messages and send them through your mail account provider.

.Net Script Editor (C#,Vb.net Mini IDE)

13 Jul 2008 by Rajneesh Noonia

The source code / article published here is to provide features of MS Script control (Functions like AddObject) and some features of VSA/Visual Studio editor like intellisence, code completion etc

.Notifier

1 Sep 2008 by syntaxed

Notifier: an Outlook-like notification window

3D Client-side Tabstrip using JavaScript

12 Jul 2008 by Norman Solomon

Easy addition of a 3D Tabstrip page to an ASP.NET project.

3D in XAML

20 Oct 2004 by Livid

A guide to using 3D tags in Mobiform and Longhorn XAML.

4-Way LinkedList

3 Nov 2008 by Babu_Abdulsalam

This linked list allows to connect a node with four adjacent nodes and shows how a node can be navigated in multiple directions.

47 Useful Windows Vista Command-Line Utilities

25 Jan 2009 by rspercy65

47 of the most used Vista apps are just 1 click away. NOTE: Vista users only.

7 Simple Steps to Connect SQL Server using WCF from SilverLight

12 Aug 2010 by Shivprasad koirala

In this article, we will look at how we can do database operations using SilverLight.

11 Jul 2008 by Seshi

State space search algorithms - implemented with C# .NET 3.0 WPF

artificial-intelligence

802.11 Packet Injection for Windows

3 Jun 2009 by Ryan Grevious

Insert custom packets in the 802.11 frame

[Debugging] - Symbols

21 Jun 2007 by Jonathan [Darka]

Setting up a Microsoft Symbol Server

[Security] - User Impersonation

16 Feb 2008 by Jonathan [Darka]

A simple C++ wrapper class for User Impersonation

A .NET implementation for the Knuth-Moris-Pratt (KMP) algorithm

4 Apr 2009 by Nairooz Nilafdeen

A .NET implementation for the Knuth-Moris-Pratt (KMP) algorithm.

A .NET NT Registry Library and NT Registry Editor

26 May 2012 by Hoang Khanh Nguyen

A .NET wrapper for NT Registry and a .NET NT RegEdit demo

A .NET Wrapper for the Vista/Server 2008 Condition Variable (New Sychronization Primitive)

13 Mar 2008 by Jarrad Winter

Vista introduced a new synchronization primitive called the CONDITION_VARIABLE. In this article, I will provide a .NET wrapper (written in C++/CLI) for this primitive and explain how it works.

A Beautiful Oscilloscope Based on DirectX

1 Nov 2009 by Ali Tavakol

Fast, real, and easy to connect to your application.

A Beginner Tutorial for Writing Simple COM/ATL DLL and Using it with .NET

18 Jul 2009 by ThatsAlok

Article touching simple issues like property, method and event and using it in .NET applications

A Beginner's Primer to OpenMP

19 Feb 2010 by logicchild

An article written with the purpose to help any beginner to use OpenMP.

parallel-processing

A beginner’s guide to WCF in XBAP

9 Feb 2009 by Rahman Masudur

This article shows how to use a WCF service in XBAP or a WPF browser application.

A BLOB on a DataGridView column (with Command Button column, XML, and layering)

17 Aug 2011 by Ger Hayden

This is a working example of a BLOB column on a DataGridView for a Windows Form using C++/CLI where data is drawn from an XML document.

A C# MDI Starter Sample

17 Jan 2008 by LowlyServ-Ant

A simple MDI (Multiple Document Interface) example.

A C# Sample Code/Article Extending the Capabilities of GDI+ in C# (.NET) - Part I

29 May 2008 by Dr.Sai

The article is about extending the capabilities of GDI+ in C# , When programmers look to develop serious imaging applications, a surprising shortcoming is noticed in GDI+. The shortcoming is the absence of an API which is useful in selecting regions within an image in a user interactive way.

A C# Sample Code/Article Extending the Capabilities of GDI+ in C# (.NET) - Part II

3 Jul 2008 by Dr.Sai

This article is a continuation to my previous article where I present two more methods to do the same

A C# Sample Code/Article Extending the Capabilities of GDI+ in C# (.NET) - Part III

13 Jul 2008 by Pattabiraman S Sholinghur

An article about a C# Sample Code/Article Extending the Capabilities of GDI+ in C# (.NET)

A C# Threading Reference Manual

10 May 2010 by logicchild

An article that defines managed threading from the basics to the intermediate.

A C++ blob editor in less than 128 lines of code

6 May 2008 by Ronounours

A very simple C++ source code showing how to create an interactive 2D graphical blobs editor, using the CImg library.

A C++ Breakout Game Clone in Less than 64 Lines

23 Feb 2007 by Ronounours

I propose a simple version of a Breakout (or Arkanoid) game in few C++ lines.

A C++ Plug-in ThreadPool Design

22 May 2008 by Alex C. Punnen

The Command Pattern and Chain of Responsibility for implementing a plug-in Thread Pool library.

A Calculator via Visual C

13 May 2010 by logicchild

An Article the Demonstrates How to Build a Windows Forms Calculator

A class to load and use file associated icons

24 Apr 2008 by Vitaly Zayko

An article about using SHGetFileInfo in C# (a simple class and demo are included).

A closer look at XML Data Binding, including a product appraisal

18 Aug 2004 by Sprotty

An introduction to XML Data Binding, and a review of a number of leading products.

A Code Project Article Information Library (Part 1)

27 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

This library provides a framework for using Code Project article information in applications, and provides a utility for monitoring articles

A Code Project Article Information Library (Part 2)

1 May 2008 by Derek Bartram

This library provides a framework for using Code Project article information in applications, and provides a utility for extracting user information

A component that prints any control, including ListViews, TreeViews, DataGridViews, and Forms

29 Jun 2006 by Nader Elshehabi

The ultimate printing component. Use it to print ListBoxes, ListViews, TreeViews, DataGridViews, Forms, TabPages, or even your own UserControls.

A Concurrent Collection: a MultiMap Generic Collection Class in C# - Part 2

5 Jun 2009 by Bharath K A

MultiMap is similar to a .NET Dictionary collection type, but accepts duplicate Key,Value pairs during addition. The MultiMap collection is also a concurrent collection.

A Currency-Masked TextBox from TextBox Class

7 Sep 2011 by JRINC

This is an useful control that masks the input text with currency symbol and thousands and decimals separators.

A Customizable Architecture for 3D Graphics Applications

24 Mar 2015 by Carlos Jiménez de Parga

Explanation of a consistent 3D graphics software architecture through a basic OpenGL application

A Customizable WPF TaskDialog

8 Apr 2009 by alrh

A WPF TaskDialog control written in C# that simulates the Vista TaskDialog

A data-bound multi-column combobox

27 Jul 2007 by Nish Nishant

An ownerdrawn multi-column combobox class with support for data-binding

A DataGridView Column Show/Hide Popup

23 Dec 2008 by Vincenzo Rossi

A class adding column show/hide capability to a DataGridView

A Demonstration for WPF Ribbon Control Library

25 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

A demonstration application for showing the use of the WPF Ribbon Control as presented elsewhere

A Developer's Survival Guide to IE Protected Mode

20 May 2007 by Michael Dunn

Busted features? APIs failing? Use this guide to get your IE plugin up and running again in protected mode!

A Fast Priority Queue Implementation of the Dijkstra Shortest Path Algorithm

4 Aug 2013 by Tolga Birdal

Anyone needs a fast, efficient algorithm to compute the shortest path in C#? This article provides one.

A File Checksum Shell Menu Extension DLL

23 May 2008 by Jeffrey Walton

Create a File Checksum Shell Menu Extension using ATL and Crypto++

a File Switch Tabbar for Source Insight

4 Jan 2009 by Simon.W

Inject a File Switch Tabbar to Source Insight, which like uEdit or Visual Studio

A first look at the Windows Web Services API

27 Jul 2009 by Nish Nishant

The article shows how to interop between a WCF service and a WWS client, and also how to rewrite the WCF service in WWS retaining compatibility with existing WCF clients.

A Framework in C# for Fingerprint Verification

2 Jan 2019 by Octavio Loyola-González, Miguel Angel Medina-Pérez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez Rodriguez, Milton García Borroto

In this article, we introduce a framework in C# for fingerprint verification, we briefly explain how to perform fingerprint verification experiments and how to integrate your algorithms to the framework.

A Free Draw Library: Easy to Snap/zoom/undo/redo/copy/paste

4 Jul 2007 by realtang

A free draw you can use my example to do

A Full Yahoo! Weather App, Yes Another One

16 Apr 2011 by rspercy65

Uses Farhad Siasar's YahooWeathertlb library with a few added functions

A fully customizable PropertyGrid

24 May 2007 by Nicolas Bonamy

A grid to display and edit properties of objects (as in Visual Studio)

A Gadget for Browsing the Astronomy Picture of the Day

29 Jan 2007 by Michael Dunn

This article shows a Vista Sidebar gadget that you can use to browse the APOD site and view previews of each day's picture.

A Gadget to Control a Cell Phone

28 Jan 2007 by sghctoma

An article on creating a Vista Sidebar Gadget, that communicates/controls a mobile phone through a serial (COM) port.

A Generalised WPF Wizard / Procedure Dialog

22 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting ProceedureDialog.dll, a custom control for creating wizard style interfaces / procedure dialogs

A Graphical WPF Ribbon Control Builder

22 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting Ribbon Builder, a tool for creating ribbon controls

A guide to using Paneled Forms, Multi-Splash Screens, SQL Express, and many more in Windows Application Development

19 Sep 2005 by msalmank

A quick hands-on application to guide you in using paneled forms, multi-splash screens, SQL Express, and many more....

SQL-Server-2005

A heartbeat and monitoring class library

11 Aug 2008 by Duncan Edwards Jones

A C# library to add a heartbeat and one or more listeners to an application.

A helpful way to use the FlagsAttribute with enumerations

10 Sep 2008 by remarkpk11

Bitwise operations with enumerations.

A Heterodox Visual Studio Gadget Template

9 Mar 2009 by freedeveloper

A different approach to make a Visual Studio VISTA Gadget Template

A Jump Start to the World of WPF

21 Jun 2008 by mariocatch

Basic concepts ranging from XAML layout, to C#->XAML communication and databinding.

A Link to LINQ and a Look at the Binary Search Tree

19 Apr 2010 by logicchild

A Comprehensive Look at LINQ and the Binary Search Tree Data Structure

A Little Sniffer that Uses WSA Sockets (Windows Sockets)

5 Nov 2007 by Ciro Sisman Pereira

Demonstrates how to intercept network traffic (IP packets) by putting a socket in promiscuous mode

A little tool to show some system informations

12 May 2007 by Satervalley

This small tool shows some real-time system information, such as network speed, CPU utilization, time period and so on on the screen .

a little Virtual Earth Control

2 Jun 2008 by Andrea_86

A small introduction to load Virtual Earth Maps into C#

A method for providing software unlock keys

23 Feb 2009 by Rick Hansen

Here is a very simplified method for selling relatively secure unlock keys to your customers. The unlock key you provide will only unlock that specific customer's download instance for a specific feature set or product.

A MFC/GDI+ LCD Control

7 Sep 2011 by Frédéric Pailloux

Nice 7/16/Matric Segment LCD Control derived from CStatic and using GDI+ library

A Microsoft Office 2007 Style WPF C# Quick Access Toolbar

6 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting the Quick Access Toolbar as part of RibbonControl.dll, as seen in Microsoft Office 2007

A Microsoft Office Style WPF Application Button

22 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting ApplicationButton used in creating round buttons as per Microsoft Office Style application buttons

A More Complete DLL Injection Solution Using CreateRemoteThread

17 Aug 2007 by Drew_Benton

This article explores a more complete method of injecting a DLL into another process using the CreateRemoteThread approach.

A MSN Messenger Library for Construction of Communication Based Applications

24 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting a library for producing communication based application utilising the MSN Messenger services and protocols.

A multi-pass file extension comparison algorithm

23 Jan 2009 by Rachel Mant

This is what happened when I needed a file extension comparison algorithm, this should save you quite some time thinking one up.

A multi-threaded HTTP proxy server based on Win32

5 Dec 2007 by zlike

Demostration of a multi-threaded HTTP proxy server implemented with WinSock on Windows.

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

A New Perspective on Viewing

6 Oct 2009 by John Hilton

Simple yet comprehensive viewing code for OpenGL and Direct3D.

A Pendulum and its Corresponding Oscillations Shown in WPF

4 Nov 2010 by logicchild

An article that illustrates how to simulate a pendulum.

A Performance Meter Used In Call Center Software

12 Mar 2012 by Voicent Support

How to make a performance meter that looks like the one in Windows Task Manager

A Powerful Spectrum Analyzer Based on DirectX

7 Nov 2009 by Ali Tavakol

Fast, beautiful, real and easy to connect to your application

A Practical Means to Perform Functions with Administrator Privilege (Elevate Process Privilege)

10 Apr 2011 by McArthor Lee

Elevate process privilege without restarting it

A Primer of DirectX Basics and the DirectX3D API

11 Dec 2010 by logicchild

An article that desribes some essentials to help learn the DirectX technology.

A Professional Ribbon You Will Use (Now with orb!)

12 Jun 2012 by JoseMenendez

A serious project on an Office-like Ribbon control

A Purely XAML Coded Animated Bezier Curve via WPF

26 Apr 2011 by logicchild

Using animation via XAML code to draw a Bezier curve object.

Expression-blend

A Quick and Dirty WCF Service and Client (Using WCF and Winforms)

14 May 2007 by Jason Henderson

An example of how to use Windows Communication Foundation services.

A Quick Guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell - Part 2

17 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part 2) is to introduce you to using of VB / Microsoft .NET library, Function, Methods as well in your Microsoft Windows PowerShell script.

A Quick Guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell - Part 4

22 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part 4) is to give you an introduction on how to integrate Microsoft Windows PowerShell with the Microsoft .NET library

A Quick guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell Part-1.

22 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part-1) is to introduce you with Microsoft Windows PowerShell.

A Quick Guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell: Part 3

21 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part 3) is to introduce you to Microsoft Windows PowerShell and learn some basic command of windows PowerShell.

A Self Contained NT Service Class: No Derivations Required

8 Aug 2007 by Andre Ladeira

A class to create a NT service with a few lines of code

A Self Contained Thread Safe TextBox Control

16 Nov 2007 by Jim Weiler

This control will eliminate the need to ensure that updates are thread-safe from your main program. Everything is handled automatically the way it should have been in the first place.

A shiny orb button in GDI+

1 Jan 2008 by Steve-Low-NextwaveSoft

A button with a shiny orb effect on mouse hover.

A shoutcast Radio sidebar gadget

31 May 2007 by David Gevaerts

About writing sidebar gadgets

A Simple and Generic sorting technique for your business object collection

19 Aug 2005 by SreeKrishna

This article discusses sorting of a user defined collection object based on any of the properties of the business entity.

A simple animation button in Silverlight

26 Nov 2008 by Mohammad Dayyan

This article shows you how we can create an animation button in Silverlight.

A simple C# library for graph plotting

4 Sep 2014 by Zimmermann Stephan

An easy to use C# library for quick and simple graph plotting.

A simple C++ implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography

7 Jan 2008 by Jarl Ostensen

A finite field EC and simple ECC scheme in C++ to help understand the principles.